You can access the OSM Hotel Snapshot (Nominatim) programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "searchKeywords": [
10        "source-backed signal",
11        "buyer fit",
12    ],
13    "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
14    "sourceMode": "startUrls",
15    "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
16    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=hotel+chicago&format=json&limit=10&countrycodes=us" }],
17    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
18    "maxRequestRetries": 2,
19    "sinceLastRun": False,
20    "deltaMode": False,
21    "maxItems": 8,
22}
23
24# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
25run = client.actor("zentrafoundry/airbnb-booking-market-snapshot").call(run_input=run_input)
26
27# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
28print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
29for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
30    print(item)
31
32# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

OSM Chicago hotels — not Airbnb occupancy API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use OSM Hotel Snapshot (Nominatim) API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

OSM Hotel Snapshot (Nominatim) API in JavaScript

OSM Hotel Snapshot (Nominatim) API through CLI

OSM Hotel Snapshot (Nominatim) OpenAPI definition

OSM Hotel Snapshot (Nominatim) API

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